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| Note that, unlike the traditional way, these bonuses will stack with other ones, instead of replacing them. | Note that, unlike the traditional way, these bonuses will stack with other ones, instead of replacing them. | ||
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| ===== Extending the Bonus for Several Turns ===== | ===== Extending the Bonus for Several Turns ===== | ||
| - | To extend the bonus for **//m+1//** turns, create **//m//** rows of territories similar to the first one - the only difference is that these territories are initially set to Neutral. | + | To extend the bonus to **//m+1//** turns, create **//m//** rows of territories similar to the first one - the only difference is that these territories are initially set to Neutral. |
| Link the territories with AutoCapture factories, as shown in the schematic, and the rows will be sequentially activated for the set amount of turns. The bonus given by each row can be different if desired. | Link the territories with AutoCapture factories, as shown in the schematic, and the rows will be sequentially activated for the set amount of turns. The bonus given by each row can be different if desired. | ||
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| Usually, the designer wishes to give more bonus the later the player takes the turn. This is done to counter the early move advantage present in many boards. This schematic provides an integer bonus increment to each player the later his/her turn. | Usually, the designer wishes to give more bonus the later the player takes the turn. This is done to counter the early move advantage present in many boards. This schematic provides an integer bonus increment to each player the later his/her turn. | ||
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| - | Each column, below the first row, has **//n//** territories set to Neutral, and can be thought as belonging to the seat allocated to the territory above it. During the 1st turn round, each seat will steal one territory, and therefore, a bonus giving factory, from each other seat, while resetting any territory already stolen from it. | + | Each column, below the first row, has **//n//** territories set to Neutral, and can be thought as belonging to the seat allocated to the territory above it. During the 1st turn round, each seat will steal one territory, and therefore, a bonus giving factory, from each other seat, while resetting any territory already stolen from it. The territories in the main diagonal do not need to exist. |
| One can then realise, from the point of view of a given seat, the stolen territories from seats that have already taken their turn, will stay active for the next round, while the territories stolen from seats who are yet to take their turn will be neutralised. Thus, a position later in the turn order is equivalent to holding an additional territory, hence, an additional piece of the starting bonus - the size of this piece is the bonus value of the factory owned by each of these territories. Assuming all seats are taken, or in other words, that the game is being played with the maximum number of players allowed by the board, the 1st seat will receive no bonus and the last seat will receive **//a*n//** bonus, where **//a//** is the bonus value of the mentioned factories - it follows that **//a//** is the increment between seats. | One can then realise, from the point of view of a given seat, the stolen territories from seats that have already taken their turn, will stay active for the next round, while the territories stolen from seats who are yet to take their turn will be neutralised. Thus, a position later in the turn order is equivalent to holding an additional territory, hence, an additional piece of the starting bonus - the size of this piece is the bonus value of the factory owned by each of these territories. Assuming all seats are taken, or in other words, that the game is being played with the maximum number of players allowed by the board, the 1st seat will receive no bonus and the last seat will receive **//a*n//** bonus, where **//a//** is the bonus value of the mentioned factories - it follows that **//a//** is the increment between seats. | ||
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| - | In this variation of the above scheme, the seats also capture a territory from their own stash. The end result is that the total bonus is increased by **//a//** for all players. | + | In this variation of the above scheme, the seats also capture a territory from their own stash. The end result is that the total bonus is increased by **//a//** for all players. |
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| For large boards, the designer usually wants the bonus to cap out at a certain limit so that the increased bonus for the players taking the later game seats do not go over the balancing act, that is, that they instead, have an advantage over the earlier seats. | For large boards, the designer usually wants the bonus to cap out at a certain limit so that the increased bonus for the players taking the later game seats do not go over the balancing act, that is, that they instead, have an advantage over the earlier seats. | ||
| - | One way to solve this problem, is to direct the bonuses given in the above schemes to territories with a unit max limit. These territories can be placed in or around the playboard (allways inside the limits of the boardmap image though), and have a one-way fortify border, either to all territories of the playboard or to a given set of territories, | + | One way to solve this problem, is to direct the bonuses given in the above schemes to territories with a unit max limit (one territory per setup seat). These territories can be placed in or around the playboard (allways inside the limits of the boardmap image though), and have a one-way fortify border, either to all territories of the playboard or to a given set of territories, |
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| + | === Fixing Bonus Variation with Number of Players === | ||
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| + | As mentioned before, if the number of players in a given game is less than the maximum allowed by the board, each player will hold extra stolen territories, | ||
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| + | To make the bonus independent of the number of players, set the territories created in the //**Capping the Bonus**// section to Neutral - if you don't have them yet, create them (if you don't want the bonus cap, don't set a unit limit). Add Universal factories, with bonus equal to **//a//**, from each territory from the first row present in the integer increment schematics, to each of the newly created ones.* Set the factories designed for the incremental bonus to AutoCapture, | ||
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| + | In the first turn, the newly created territories will be preloaded with part of the 2nd turn bonus. In the 2nd turn, the bonus giving factories from the incremental scheme will capture the territories and complete the bonus, making them usable for each player. | ||
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| + | Notice that, for each less player on the board, the first part of the 2nd turn bonus will decrease by **//a//**, countering the extra stolen territory from the integer increment scheme. | ||
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| + | *The factories where the owner and the target belong to the same seat, do not need to exist. | ||
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